SCHOOL PROFILE

Peasedown St John Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147173
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 525 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bath and North East Somerset
Trust MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 403 356 full-time · 47 part-time
Female pupils 205 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 198 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.3%
1.5 pts below England
School 23.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 15.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.7%
12.6 pts below England
School 7.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.7%
4.7 pts above England
School 5.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.4%
344
Any other White background
4.2%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
10
White and Asian
2.0%
8
African
1.5%
6
Any other Asian background
1.2%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.0% 121 of 403 pupils
9.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.1% 97 pupils
England 14.8% 9.3 pts above
EHC plans 6.0% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Speech, language & communication 32
Specific learning difficulty 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.77 pts lower than England
School 4.45%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.76 pts lower than England
School 8.06%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.21 pts lower than England
School 0.60%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.85%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

76.8% 11.4 pts below England
Peasedown St John Primary School
76.8%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information